David Keenan - Big Boys Must Cry (Live At The Olympia Theatre) lyrics
[David Keenan - Big Boys Must Cry Live At The Olympia Theatre lyrics]
Olympia! Big boys must cry
A madness began to stir in me
It came from the heart of my gut
My neolithic mind became engulfed
By half truths, oh I felt I was inflamed
No I could not even breathe
Anxiety the parasite it robbed me
Left me marooned on an island
On a motorway roundabout
I slept with the cold
A soggy copy of Lolita by my head
Plastic bags and indifference for a bed
Gaelic legends came carrying a canvas
Inspiration gave birth to a sadness
Who in petrolled rags and porcelain shawls
Consumed the carnage on my western front
Rhyming a couple of
To the sound of the smashing of the laughter
Look out for the angry angel
Declared the slow down and has no remarks
Big boys must cry all big boys must cry
All big boys must cry
Tell your father, tell your brother
Tell your grandad
The pendulums begun to swing again
They're queuing up, tell your friends
Tell your friends
Roll up, roll up, get a good look now
I became used to the idea of being well again
Speaking the language of my own soul
With cupped hands I drank from
The pool of reflection
If happiness is growth
These are fucking growing pains
In the silent shade of thought
I spoke your name again
I lit a fire with your old thesaurus
I got two buses to learn a verse and a chorus
From a sick kid in his mother's kitchen
Who said the answers exist in plain sight
Earn your death by living an outrageous life
Rhyming a couple of
To the sound of the smashing of the laughter
Look out for the angry angel
Declared the slow down and has no remarks
Big boys must cry oh big boys must cry
Oh big boys must cry oh big boys must cry
Tell your father, tell your brother
Tell your grandad
The pendulums begun to swing again
They're queuing up, tell your friends
Tell your friends
Tell your friends, tell your friends
Roll up, roll up, get a good look now
Big boys must cry big boys must cry
Big boys must cry big boys must cry
Sing it!
Big boys must cry oh big boys must cry
Oh big boys must cry oh big boys must cry
A madness began to stir in me
It came from the heart of my gut
My neolithic mind became engulfed
By half truths, oh I felt I was inflamed
No I could not even breathe
Anxiety the parasite it robbed me
Left me marooned on an island
On a motorway roundabout
I slept with the cold
A soggy copy of Lolita by my head
Plastic bags and indifference for a bed
Gaelic legends came carrying a canvas
Inspiration gave birth to a sadness
Who in petrolled rags and porcelain shawls
Consumed the carnage on my western front
Rhyming a couple of
To the sound of the smashing of the laughter
Look out for the angry angel
Declared the slow down and has no remarks
Big boys must cry all big boys must cry
All big boys must cry
Tell your father, tell your brother
Tell your grandad
The pendulums begun to swing again
They're queuing up, tell your friends
Tell your friends
Roll up, roll up, get a good look now
I became used to the idea of being well again
Speaking the language of my own soul
With cupped hands I drank from
The pool of reflection
If happiness is growth
These are fucking growing pains
In the silent shade of thought
I spoke your name again
I lit a fire with your old thesaurus
I got two buses to learn a verse and a chorus
From a sick kid in his mother's kitchen
Who said the answers exist in plain sight
Earn your death by living an outrageous life
Rhyming a couple of
To the sound of the smashing of the laughter
Look out for the angry angel
Declared the slow down and has no remarks
Big boys must cry oh big boys must cry
Oh big boys must cry oh big boys must cry
Tell your father, tell your brother
Tell your grandad
The pendulums begun to swing again
They're queuing up, tell your friends
Tell your friends
Tell your friends, tell your friends
Roll up, roll up, get a good look now
Big boys must cry big boys must cry
Big boys must cry big boys must cry
Sing it!
Big boys must cry oh big boys must cry
Oh big boys must cry oh big boys must cry
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